Louis, Nixon & The Legend of The Luggage

Continuing on with our tribute to jazz, CashColorCannabis.com decided to take at one of the genres biggest names and how he’s connected to one of best urban legends ever!

It’s widely know that jazz legend Louis Armstrong was found of cannabis. Armstrong, like many others in his day, called weed “vipers” or “reefer, ” and frequently smoked them whenever he could.

Even in the 50’s, Armstrong had a different view on the plant.

He spoke about his reverence for cannabis to Max Simon for his autobiography. When asked about weed, he said:

“We always looked at pot as a sort of medicine, a cheap drunk and with much better thoughts than one that’s full of liquor.”

So it’s ironic that someone so pro-cannabis would ever be connected to someone anti-cannabis.

But let history tell it, that’s what happened.

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